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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 16, NWS Columbia, SC
NWS Columbia, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 30, 2026, 5:19 AM EDT for Aiken County, Barnwell County, South Carolina. It was in force for 41 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 30, 2026, 5:19 AM EDT (09:19 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 30, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Columbia, SC
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Aiken County, SC, Barnwell County, SC
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The office that day
Everything else NWS Columbia, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 4:31 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | McCormick | 44 min |
| Apr 30, 5:06 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Aiken, Barnwell | 24 min |
| Apr 30, 5:16 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Edgefield, Saluda | 29 min |
| Apr 30, 5:36 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Aiken | 24 min |
| Apr 30, 5:46 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Saluda | 29 min |
| Apr 30, 5:59 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Aiken | 31 min |
| Apr 30, 6:05 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Bamberg, Orangeburg | 25 min |
| Apr 30, 6:15 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Lexington | 30 min |
| Apr 30, 6:35 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | CAE | Orangeburg | 25 min |
Nearby
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.